Excerpt: ...ibi's motion to compel Cross-Complainant Del Sol Property Management, Inc.'s further responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One Nos. 2, 5, 8, 11, 13-30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, and 41 is granted. Del Sol Property Management Inc. must serve further verified responses without objections within 20 days after the date of this order. Sanctions in the amount of $860 are imposed against Defendant Del Sol Property Management, Inc. and are payable with...

Excerpt: ...of Health and Safety Code, section 1430(b). Plaintiff alleges that she was a resident of Defendants' skilled nursing facility around March 2022 after receiving surgery to treat rectal cancer. (Compl., ¶¶15-16.) Despite Plaintiff's care plan, Defendants failed to change her dressings, which caused Plaintiff to undergo additional surgery. (Compl., ¶¶20-22.) PROCEDURAL HISTORY On March 13, 2023, Plaintiff Crisia Matis filed her Complaint against...

Excerpt: ...of action and DENIED as to the remaining causes of action. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for violations of the FEHA, retaliation, wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and Labor Code violations. Plaintiff alleges she was employed by Regus Management Group, LLC between January 2018 and December 2019. Plaintiff alleges that members of...

Excerpt: ...emurrers are SUSTAINED as to the remaining causes of action. The motion to strike is GRANTED as to the corporate Defendants and DENIED as to the individual Defendants. Group 1's motion to strike allegations of an Urban Blox criminal enterprise is GRANTED. Group 1's remaining requests are DENIED. The parties should be prepared to discuss the issue of leave to amend. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within ...

Excerpt: ... meruit, account stated, open book account, and recovery on payment bond. Plaintiff alleges that in March 2022, Defendants entered into a prime contract with the County of Los Angeles to provide the labor, services, equipment, and materials necessary to perform public work improvements at the Whittier Aquatic Center. Thereafter, Defendants subcontracted Plaintiff to perform plumbing and site utilities for the project. Defendants ordered additiona...

Excerpt: ...to compel Defendant Lara Sinitsin's further responses to Request for Production, Set One Nos. 1-74 is granted. Sinitsin must serve further verified responses without objections within 20 days after the date of this order. Sanctions are denied. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for breach of contract, breach of implied...

Excerpt: ...tion for summary judgment on or before December 27, 2023. Hospital is ordered to file a proposed judgment within 10 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for battery, elder abuse, violations of the Unruh and Bane Acts, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (“IIED”), negligence, and negligent hiring. Plaintiff alleges that on September 8, 2018, she was admitted as a patie...

Excerpt: ...OGATORIES, SET ONE; MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL Cross-Defendant Giv Bastanielahabadi's motion to compel Cross-Complainant Del Sol Property Management, Inc.'s further responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One Nos. 2, 5, 8, 11-30, 32, 33, 35, 38, and 41 is granted. Cross-Defendant Giv Bastanielahabadi's motion to compel Cross-Complainant Del Sol Property Management, Inc.'s further responses to Request for Production, Set One Nos. 1-73 and 75-88 is...

Excerpt: ...d from waiver of objections is GRANTED. Sanctions in the amount of $2,316.75 are imposed jointly and severally on Defendant Land Rover Encino and its Counsel of Record. Sanctions are payable within 15 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for violations of the Song Beverly Act. Plaintiff...

Excerpt: ...his order. Defendant Hood must file the proof of service within 20 days after the date of this order. The Court sets an OSC Re: Dismissal of the Cross-Complaint for Failure to File Proof of Service/Failure to Enter Default for January 31, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for wrongful termination, violations of the Labor Code, false imprisonment, intentional interference with prospective econom...

Excerpt: ...he Demurrer is SUSTAINED as to the Seventh and Tenth causes of action. Plaintiff's demand for monetary damages in paragraph 165 is stricken. The motion to strike is GRANTED as to the demands for punitive damages, civil penalties under LAMC 45.35, and restitution under Business and Professions Code, section 17200, et seq. The motion is DENIED as to the prayer for special damages under Civ. Code, section 1942.4(b)(1). Leave to amend is granted. If ...

Excerpt: ...ROCEDURAL HISTORY On April 21, 2020, Plaintiff Donna Allen filed her Complaint (case number 20STCV15361) against Defendants Matthew Shepherd, Superior Loan Servicing, and By Asset Default Management, Inc. On December 9, 2020, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. On December 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed Doe Amendments naming Barry Harari, Superior Loan Servicing, By Asset Default Management, Inc., and Catamount Properties as defendants in this ...

Excerpt: ...arty to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for violations of the California Family Rights Act, violations of the Labor Code, wrongful termination, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that she is a former employee of Defendant and worked as a secretary for outpatient surgery and then as a secretary/monit...

Excerpt: ...sive documents and supplemental responses must be produced within 20 days after the date of this order. If any documents are withheld based on a claim of privilege, a privilege log must be produced. This privilege log must also be produced within 20 days after the date of this order. The Court declines to impose sanctions this time. However, this motion was avoidable by both sides. .Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of s...

Excerpt: ... to form interrogatory 12.1. Plaintiff's motion to compel Defendant's further responses to requests for production is DENIED as to request 25 and GRANTED in part as to Requests Nos. 27 and 29. The Court already granted Plaintiff's motion to compel with respect to requests 26 and 28 on December 12, 2023. Within 20 days after the date of this order, Defendant must produce further verified responses and responsive documents as set forth below. Sanct...

Excerpt: ...set forth below. Within 20 days after the date of this order, Defendant must produce further verified responses and responsive documents as set forth below. Sanctions in the amount of $1,350 are imposed jointly and severally on Defendant and Defendant's counsel of record. Sanctions are payable 20 days after the date of this order. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of t...

Excerpt: ...fendant Lila Patel was dismissed from the case on November 21, 2023. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action to quiet title, for an enforcement of easement, nuisance, and declaratory relief. Plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of a property located at 1525 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041. An easement exists on Defendants' properties in favor of Plaintiff for ingress and egress. The only means vehicles can...

Excerpt: ...GROUND This is an action for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff alleges that he was enrolled in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in January 2021. A mutual friend introduced Plaintiff to Defendant Romich in September 2021 because Defendant wanted to meet him. Despite Plaintiff being an openly homosexual man, Defendant aggressively pursued a relationship with Plaintiff. Plaintiff agreed to have lun...

Excerpt: ...ntiff wishes to file a first amended complaint addressing the issues identified with respect to the retaliatory eviction cause of action, Plaintiff must file and serve any first amended complaint with 20 days after the date of this order. Defendant's motion to strike is DENIED. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (“IIED”) and violations of Civ. Code, section 194...

Excerpt: ...t with respect to RFAs 5-7 which are DENIED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further verified responses to Defendant's Form Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further verified responses to Defendant's Special Interrogatories, Set One is GRANTED, except with respect to Requests No. 15 and 16 which are DENIED. Defendant Levin's motion to compel Plaintiff to serve further ...

Excerpt: ...I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for negligence, negligent hiring, negligent failure to warn, sexual battery, and sexual harassment. Plaintiff Brandon David alleges he suffered physical and sexual abuse committed by Doe 5, Brandon David's father, between approximately 1987 and 1991 at their home in Anaheim, California, and later North Hills, California. (David Compl., ¶¶56-57.) Plaintiff was raised as a member of the Fellowship (“TLWF�...

Excerpt: ...e hearing. Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is a lemon law action. The Complaint alleges as follows. On October 14, 2016, James Branscromb III (“Plaintiff”) purchased a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 (“subject vehicle”). The subject vehicle contained certain electrical and engine defects. Following a number of attempts, Mercedes...

Excerpt: ...uld be prepared to discuss the issue of leave to amend. Moving party to provide notice. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This is an action for violations of the Song-Beverly Warranty Act and fraudulent inducement and concealment. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from Defendant in 2020. The vehicle arrived with defects that Defendant failed to repair despite a reasonable number of opportunities. Plaintiffs allege that Defend...

Excerpt: ...s' motion to deem requests for admission as the genuineness of documents, Set One admitted is granted as to Defendant Antonio Castillo. Plaintiff's motion to deem requests for admission, Set One admitted is granted as to Defendant Antonio Castillo. Plaintiffs' motion to compel Defendant Antonio Castillo's responses to (1) Form Interrogatories, Set One: (2) Form Interrogatories, Set Two; (3) Special Interrogatories, Set One; (4) Special Interrogat...

Excerpt: ...uests for production is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion is denied with respect to Request No. 9. The motion is denied with respect to Request No. 8, except that documents relating to interviews conducted by the Plaintiff himself must be produced. With respect to Requests 14-15, 45, 48, 50, 52, and 53, the responses are limited to documents from up to five years before the alleged assault and onward. The Court imposes sanctions join...